I once saw a documentary on a WW2 battle and it started with the offical, documented weather reports from both sides on the day of the battle. Both were in agreement that it was overcast with occasional rain. Note that this was the report, not the forecast. They then asked all veterans interviewed for that show how they remembered the weather, they averaged out on sunny with some clouds, each being different from each other. Imho this was a perfect illustration how memory and facts can differ when it comes to detail.
I don't think that the documentaries are a bad thing. I like to listen to the people telling what they experienced, first had accounts are almost always worth the time spent listening. Also, for the casual viewer, it is this kind of show that generates interest in the WW2 flight sim genre. Better to have some facts wrong about the air war in WW2, then to not know that there was an air war at all.
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04-23-2013, 04:49 PM
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